Wednesday, 16 November 2016

This year Keith will not be at the fair as he's mega busy with his own event on Fisher St, but he has very kindly (and generously) offered to still support us at Artists and Makers by donating 10% of all his sales on the day to Artists and Makers! which we are incredibly grateful for : )

read on to find out more from Keith about who will be there...

"We had such an amazing time at
Fisher Street during Artwave this year (as well as having enormous fun, we also
came in the top three of the public vote for Artwave's 'Favorite Venue'). We've
decided to open it as a Christmas Shop.

Lewes based, award winning jeweller
Phoebe Sherwood and I will be joined by Eloise Nash a West Sussex based
ceramicist who exhibited with me at the Hive during Artwave '15. Her beautiful,
delicate ceramics are all inspired by english summer meadows.

And also joining us at our Christmas
shop is Wolfram Löhr. Hove based Wolram produces sharp designs in leather
accessories with an obvious passion for his craft.

We are all delighted to announce that our
shop will be supporting the Artist and Makers Fair at the Town Hall on Saturday
3rd of December - with 10% of all sales going to support the Friends Of Western
Road School. So do drop in during your visit to the incredible Artist and
Makers fair next door, at the Town Hall.

You can meet all of us at our launch on the
night of Lewes Late Night Shopping - Thursday 1st December 6pm to 9pm. I shall
be there working on my latest wood engraving - the Adana printing press will be
set up for young - and the not so young to have a go on - to produce you very
own print.

Our shop will be open daily from the 1st of
December 10 until 4.30 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Natasha
Caughey designs and creates elegant, timeless jewellery inspired by the shapes,
colours and texture of gemstones and freshwater pearls. These stones are
hand-selected on her trips to China and India, and she is especially drawn to
stones with unusual cuts and tones.

Each piece of jewellery is hand-crafted,
and you can find pieces to suit any occasion, from a chunky bold statement
necklace to exquisitely delicate items.

Natasha founded the company,
Auricula, in 2006 after working for five years as a jewellery buyer and
designer in central London.

Monday, 7 November 2016

Kathy Laird - Ceramic Artist

I am a ceramic artist based in Brighton. I studied at Aberdeen Art College but have been making pots in my Brighton studio since 2001.

I like to use my love of plants and trees as influences for my work and have recently been really inspired by our feathered friends and I'm creating robins and seagulls for the Lewes Artists and Makers Fair There will be an assortment of Christmas decorations and affordable unique hand made gift ideas in porcelain and stoneware.

Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Using the sewing machine as a tool for continuous line drawing,
my work explores

movement and texture with often unpredictable outcomes, which
have been likened to

ink illustration.

My current work has a focus on the wild side of nature and
dance, each piece is unique and one off.

The speed and capricious nature of the sewing machine, when used
in this unconventional way reflects characteristics of the subjects.

Using reclaimed fabric, paper and handmade felt opens new
opportunities to discover how the stitched marks respond to different surfaces,
pulling or embossing a piece of work in sympathy with the surface.

Threads are purposely left loose over or around the image to
allow the illusion of more depth and movement.

Clare Beaton
is an illustrator working in fabric and paper collage. She mainly works as a
children's book illustrator
but has also produced greetings cards, posters, prints and a variety of other
products designed and
illustrated by her. Original artwork is for sale and viewing!

Clare Buckle’s striking graphic images explore the
shapes and structures of industrial and urban spaces including power stations,
storage sheds and processing and distribution units. She is particularly
interested in places where access is denied, allowing an interplay between
observed exterior and imagined interior. Her screen prints employ
block colour with a photographic layer providing a level of ‘reality’ that
is sometimes more, sometimes less distinct, allowing the viewer to invent the
interior space in their own mind.

Clare studied Illustration at the Royal College of
Art, and has worked as an artist and illustrator since graduating.

Leigh
Hodgkinson graduated from the University of Hull in 1998 with a first in
graphic design and went on to study Animation Direction at the National Film
and Television School. Leigh has worked in the
animation industry since then making award winning animated short films amongst
other more commercial projects.Leigh is
passionate about writing, illustrating and making things. Since 2008 she has
created a gaggle of picture books (published by Orchard, Nosy Crow and
Bloomsbury) which have been translated into many languages around the world.Leigh
also likes to design and make things for her Wonkybutton online shop and is
quite terrible at relaxing. She writes a diary every day and likes swimming,
stripes and buttons. She is not so keen on slugs, tidying or parking.She
is currently art-directing an exciting new animated pre-school television show
"Tolibob" for Cbeebies which is due to hit the screens early 2017.
She co-created the show with her husband Steve Smith (of Beakus).

Artists & Makers is an annual contemporary arts and craft fair, held in Lewes, East Sussex. In 2014, Artists & Makers is on Sat 6th Dec from 10-5, in the Town Hall, Lewes Hight Street

The Artists & Makers fair offers a chance to purchase contemporary design, craft and art from highly original local makers and designers across all media. With jewellery, furniture, ceramics, textiles, and clothing the fair offers beautiful handcrafted objects to suit everyone's taste and budget.